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Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesChina, Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Taiwan

US Maneuvering in the Yaeyama Islands and the Second Thomas Shoal to Counter China

China’s use of a salami-slicing strategy to gradually extend its influence in the South and East China Seas is proving challenging for the United States. One potential American countermeasure is…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, East Asia, Japan, Taiwan, United States

Confronting Japan to Defend Against China: Senkaku as a Case Study in Taiwan’s Politics

Moises de Souza & Dean Karalekas

The city council of Okinawa’s Ishigaki-shi approved legislation June 22 to change the district name of the Senkaku Islands from Tonoshiro to Tonoshiro Senkaku, prompting a stern response from the…

Defense & SecurityChina, East Asia, Japan, Taiwan, United States

The New Taiwan Strait Crisis: a Dangerous Decade Ahead

Foreign Brief

Foreign Brief analysis by Tommy Chai (May 31, 2019) What's Happening?China’s military expansion is occurring at a time when Taiwan is becoming more resistant to cross-strait reunification, and the U.S.…

Defense & SecurityAustralia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, United States

The Four “Nots” to Correctly Interpreting China’s Rise

Lorenzo Termine

Correctly appraising the rise of China is the sine qua non for engaging with it.In contrast to its predecessors, the Trump administration has brought about some relevant changes to U.S.…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAustralia, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United States

New Delhi’s Foreign Policy in the Indian Ocean

Foreign Brief

Originally published on Foreign Brief by Nicholas Burkett What's Happening? As part of a renewed pushback against Chinese influence, India announced in February that it would allocate $361 million for…

Defense & SecurityChina, Japan, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam

United States-China Rivalry Will Dominate Geopolitics in East Asia

Vincent Lofaso

Great power competition between the United States and China will define the geopolitical landscape of East Asia. The Indo-Pacific region will see a fundamental shift in the geopolitical status quo…

DiplomacyJapan, Russia

Will Russia Return the Kuril Islands to Japan?

Nikola Mikovic

Moscow and Tokyo are negotiating the status of the Kuril Islands, which have been an integral part of Russia for over seventy years.The Kuril Islands were annexed by the Soviet…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, Japan, NATO, United Kingdom

Global Britain: A New Vision

Robert Clark

Since Prime Minister Theresa May and then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced in 2016 a new Global Britain approach to the United Kingdom's (UK) position on the world stage, much speculation…

Defense & SecurityChina, European Union, Japan, North Korea, United Kingdom, United States

U.K. and Japan Heighten Defense Cooperation Ahead of Brexit

Robert Clark

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s January 2019 visit to the United Kingdom highlights the close partnership that exists between the two great powers.As the U.K. attempts to redefine its role…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, Europe, Japan, South China Sea, United States, Vietnam

How Chinese Exceptionalism Fuels an Expansionist Foreign Policy

Joshua Ball

China’s approach to international relations and foreign policy has been shaped by its geopolitical history. China's vast amounts of territory are inhabited by diverse groups of people—each with distinct cultural,…

Government & PoliticsChina, Japan, South Korea, United States

Winning the LDP Election Won’t Win Shinzo Abe Constitutional Revision

Meg Bittle

Abe's lack of accommodation for a wary Japanese public will limit his ability to push through a revision of Article 9 of the country's constitution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be…

Economics & TradeChina, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United States

The Goal in Korea Should be Peace and Trade—Not Unification

Alexis Dudden, Joan E. Cho & Mary Alice Haddad

Last week, the world witnessed a first tangible step toward a peaceful, prosperous Korean peninsula. On April 27, 2018, Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to step foot…